Media Release: Scientists in Australia and the United States are reporting the sudden loss of a large ice-covered Antarctic lake which held more water than Sydney Harbour.
Scientists detect sudden loss of large Antarctic lake Read More »
Media Release: The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) has welcomed the successful completion of a major krill research voyage into the Southern Ocean.
Krill research voyage ends in success Read More »
Why do oceanographers send scientific instruments thousands of metres below the ocean surface?
Why we study the ocean depths Read More »
Our researchers on board TEMPO sprang into action, when an unusually long and thick krill swarm appeared on the echogram.
The Predator Observer team has recorded 445 sightings of marine mammals.
Meet the Predator Observers Read More »
The TEMPO team has successfully deployed all three KOMBIs.
A quick KOMBI update Read More »
‘The entire vessel is on a port list, because we’re being hit by a 40 knot wind that’s screaming down off Antarctica… it’s pretty spectacular!’
ABC Radio interviews Dr Rob King Read More »
For decades scientists have wondered how the Antarctic krill population is distributed under the shield of Antarctic winter sea ice and the development of the KOMBI provides an opportunity to gain valuable clues at a time when humans cannot readily access this area.
Eye-to-eye with a krill swarm Read More »
For decades scientists have wondered how the Antarctic krill population is distributed under the shield of Antarctic winter sea ice and the development of the KOMBI provides an opportunity to gain valuable clues at a time when humans cannot readily access this area.
All the years of preparation to make this voyage a reality are now bearing fruit – or in this case krill.